114 HJ 22 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.U.S. House of Representatives2015-01-20text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.IA114th CONGRESS1st SessionH. J. RES. 22IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 20, 2015Mr. Deutch (for himself, Ms. Edwards, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Lee, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Israel, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Welch, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Himes, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Chu of California, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Foster, Ms. Bass, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Grayson, Ms. Titus, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Esty, Mr. Honda, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. O’Rourke, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Heck of Washington) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryJOINT RESOLUTIONProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and
expenditures intended to affect elections.That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: —1.To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.2.Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.3.Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press..